Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Long Island

Today we commemorate the anniversary of the Beatification of Blessed Rosalie Rendu.

Today is Election Day! Which means it's the FINAL day to participate in our "Vote with a Coat" drive! As you make your way to the polls today, please consider dropping off a new or gently-used coat to our St. Vincent de Paul-Huntington Thrift Store, our St. Vincent de Paul - Garden City Park Thrift Store, any BNB Bank location, Lorraine Gregory Communications or Blue Point Brewing. Pictured below is Syke of 106.1 BLI, who braved the freezing cold and wind atop the Blue Point "Bar Boat" yesterday to raise awareness of our campaign. Thanks to everyone at BLI and 102.3 WBAB for partnering with us on this special initiative.

SVDPLI wishes you a peaceful All Souls' Day. We keep in our prayers the faithful departed who have come before us, particularly those we have lost in this challenging year.

#GivingTuesday, the worldwide day of philanthropic celebration, is just one month away! We're so excited to present to you a quick sneak peak of how we'll be participating this year. In light of all the challenges brought on throughout 2020, we look forward to recognizing our donors, Vincentians and community partners for all of their hard work and generosity this year. Stay tuned for more information as we get closer to the big day!

SVDPLI wishes you a Happy Halloween, filled with safe and not-so-spooky fun!

Thank you to Lorraine Gregory Communications for participating in our "Vote with a Coat" drive! Pictured below is Lorraine Gregory CEO Greg Demetriou, VP of Administration Gina DelVicario, and SVDPLI CEO/Executive Director Tom Abbate. It's not too late to get involved! As the temperatures drop this week, please remember that we are still accepting new and gently-used coats at our St. Vincent de Paul-Huntington Thrift Store, our St. Vincent de Paul - Garden City Park Thrift Store, any BNB Bank location, Blue Point Brewing and at Lorraine Gregory through November 3rd!

We at SVDPLI would like to give a special shoutout to Brendan Murray of Boy Scout Troop 474 for choosing our St. Anthony of Padua (East Northport) Conference as the beneficiary of his Eagle Scout Project! Brendan ran the Back to School Supply Drive," an annual collection for the local children whose families rely on the SVDP food pantry for their many needs. Through the generosity of St. Anthony of Padua parishioners and local businesses, the collection has provided local c...hildren with the necessary supplies for many years. In addition to running this regularly scheduled drive, Brendan ran a car wash to raise money to purchase 72 lunch boxes for elementary school children and 70 padlocks for secondary students to include with the school supplies. He also purchased some school supplies that had not been donated in time to distribute them to the children at the end of August. Mr. Murray was invited to attend the monthly meeting of The Society of Saint Vincent DePaul on October 20, 2020 where he was thanked by the members both for his service and his generous donation of $900.00, which was left over from his fund raising. The members estimated that the value of the school supplies he collected exceeded $7,000 and noted that it was the largest collection that they had ever seen! In total, his project provided school supplies to 142 elementary and secondary school students in the East Northport community. Pictured below is Brendan with the wonderful Vincentians from the St. Anthony of Padua Conference who helped him, Maureen Rogers and Jo Kerrigan.

It's just one week until Election Day, which means one more week to get involved in our "Vote with a Coat" Drive! From now until next Tuesday, we encourage you to donate your new or gently-used coats to any of the following locations: our St. Vincent de Paul-Huntington Thrift Store, our St. Vincent de Paul - Garden City Park Thrift Store, Blue Point Brewing, any BNB Bank location and Lorraine Gregory Communications. Your generosity will help keep Long Islanders warm in these chilly winter months ahead!

What a beautiful morning we had yesterday with BNB Bank as we celebrated our ongoing "Vote with a Coat" Election Day drive. The generous employees and customers of the Hauppauge headquarters donated dozens of coats to keep Long Islanders warm as we head into the chilly winter months. As a reminder, you can get involved in our "Vote with a Coat" drive from now until November 3rd (Election Day). Simply drop off your new or gently-used coats to any BNB location, our St. Vincent... de Paul - Garden City Park Thrift Store, our St. Vincent de Paul-Huntington Thrift Store, Lorraine Gregory Communications or Blue Point Brewing. Pictured (Left to Right): Kevin Santacroce, Chief Lending Officer, Jamie Nelson AVP, Marketing & Events, Tom Abbate CEO/Executive Director-SVDPLI, John McCaffery Jr., CFO & Treasurer, LuAnn Commisso, Branch Manager/Hauppauge Kevin O’Connor President & CEO, Howard Nolan COO and Corp. Secretary.

Today is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. To help those living in poverty, consider joining the Society of St. Vincent de Paul! Visit www.svdpusa.org for more info. Follow @SVdPUSACouncil on social media to keep up with all SVdP news.

Were you one of the many people who used your free time in quarantine to clean out your closet? Are you finding that you have more shoes than you know what to do with? We at the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Long Island are so grateful to be the beneficiary of a local Eagle Scout Project, and we encourage you to get involved! This upcoming Saturday, October 24th and Sunday, October 25th, William Capone of Boy Scout Troup 299 will be collecting new and gently-used shoes outsi...de of the masses at St. Dominic RC Church of Oyster Bay, NY (93 Anstice St, Oyster Bay, NY 11771). From there, they will be distributed to our thrift stores, where they will then be given to families in need, or the money earned from sales will go directly to help them get back on their feet. William has been working tremendously hard on this project for months, and despite the COVID-19 crisis creating unique challenges along the way, he persevered through it and found a way to make his goal a reality. Let's give it up for William!

It's Prime Day! Today (10/13) and tomorrow (10/14), you can save BIG on the latest tech gadgets, home goods and so much more when you shop on Amazon.com While you're there, don't forget to use the "Amazon Smile" feature on your account and select the "Society of St. Vincent de Paul Diocese of Rockville Centre" as your beneficiary: smile.amazon.com/ch/11-1884961... Now go treat yourself!